All Things Considered
Weekdays from 4-6:00pm
In-depth reporting and transformed the way listeners understand current events and view the world. Every weekday, hear two hours of breaking news mixed with compelling analysis, insightful commentaries, interviews, and special - sometimes quirky - features.
Why 1999 was such a big year for movies
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Brian Raftery, author of the book, Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen.
Congress ramps up investigation into migrant child labor in the U.S.
by Claudia Grisales
Congress is ramping up its probe into hundreds of reports of migrant child labor in the U.S. A House panel grilled a top official of a program responsible for placing these children in safe homes.
Sudan faces rising humanitarian need as fighting continues
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Arshad Malik, Sudan's director for Save the Children, about the humanitarian aid that is already needed by about 16 million people — roughly a third of the population.
Mifepristone is on the market today, but that could change tomorrow
by Sarah McCammon
With an administrative stay from the Supreme Court set to expire late Wednesday, the future of access to the abortion pill mifepristone is uncertain.
Florida Gov. DeSantis said he may put a prison next to Disney parks amid dispute
by Greg Allen
The dispute between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Disney has ratcheted up this week. The governor said he might build a prison next to their theme parks near Orlando.
The story behind the longest baseball game ever
Baseball is sometimes called the "timeless game." Unlike other sports, there's no game clock. Theoretically, the game could go on forever. Four decades ago, one game came close.
A woman was shot to death in a car as it turned around in a rural New York driveway
by Lucas Willard
Police are investigating the death of a young woman who was shot to death in rural New York after the car she was riding in turned around in the wrong driveway.
Fighting between two warring factions could suck Sudan into a wider conflict
by Emmanuel Akinwotu
Despite calls for a ceasefire, the fighting in Sudan has not let up. The two warring factions, under the leadership of rival generals, are in danger of sucking the country into a wider conflict.
SCOTUS hears arguments about how far employers must go to accommodate workers' religi
At the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, the justices heard arguments in a case testing how far employers must go to accommodate the religious views of their employees.
Grand jury declines to charge 8 Akron police officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker
by Anna Huntsman IPM
Eight Akron police officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, will not be indicted after a grand jury concluded that officers were legally justified in their actions.
Remembering Ahmad Jamal, jazz piano legend and Grammy Lifetime Achievement winner
by Karen Michel
Ahmad Jamal, a prodigious pianist, composer and bandleader whose seemingly effortless mastery resulted in part from a childhood dare, has died at age 92.